Withdraw antidepressants gradually, says NICE draft guidance
GPs should reduce the dose of antidepressants gradually when stopping medical treatment in adults wi...
Antidepressant prescribing rising faster than any other drug
Almost 4m more antidepressants were prescribed in the community in 2016 over the year before, accord...
Depression 'fastest growing condition' as GPs record 470,000 new cases in 2015/16
GPs recorded an additional 470,000 patients with depression through the QOF last year, a 13% rise on...
'No difference' in effects of antidepressants and CBT, study suggests
There is 'no difference' in the effects of second generation antidepressants and CBT, a review of av...
Exclusive: Antidepressant spending per patient varies 13-fold across England
Official NHS prescribing data shows that the amount spent on antidepressants per patient with confir...
GP warning following antidepressant and NSAID bleeding link
GPs should 'pay special attention' to patients taking both antidepressants and NSAIDs, experts have ...
Mindfulness as effective and cheaper than antidepressants, study finds
Mindfulness therapy is just as effective as antidepressants in preventing a relapse of depression, a...
Eating fish boosts antidepressant response
Eating more fatty fish could increase the effects of antidepressants in patients who do not respond ...
Practices should intervene earlier to improve mental health care, says senior GP
GPs need to intervene earlier to prevent people with minor mental health problems ending up in hospi...
GPs urged to treat obesity as red flag for depression
A quarter of obese patients may have depression, research suggests, prompting a call for GPs to view...
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